November 29, 2016
Facebook Messenger launches Instant Games
Bored while you wait for friends to text back? Now you can challenge friends for high scores on Facebook Messenger’s new Instant Games, like Pac-Man, Space Invaders, and…
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November 22, 2016
Most students can’t tell fake news from real news, study shows
If you thought you heard the last on fake news, you were sadly mistaken. A Stanford study found that the majority of middle school students can’t tell the…
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Facebook authorizes a $6B stock buyback
Facebook today said it is authorizing a $6 billion stock buyback that will go into effect in the first quarter next year. Facebook in its last earnings call…
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Like by smiling? Facebook acquires emotion detection startup FacioMetrics
Facebook could one day build facial gesture controls for its app thanks to the acquisition of a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company called FacioMetrics. The startup made an…
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Snapchat has reportedly filed confidentially for its massive IPO
Snapchat appears to be moving forward in its plans to go public early next year with the company filing confidentially for its IPO, according to a report from…
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Facebook Messenger now works in Android Auto
On the heels of Google’s announcement that its in-car infotainment platform Android Auto can now function as a standalone mobile app, Facebook today announced that it’s now rolling out…
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Facebook launches a unified inbox for businesses on Facebook, Messenger and Instagram
Facebook is unveiling a new feature that should make it easier for businesses to stay on top of conversations across Facebook, Facebook Messenger and Instagram. Benji Shomair, Facebook’s…
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Shining light on Facebook’s AI strategy
In a speech today at Web Summit, Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer laid out a vision for the role artificial intelligence and machine learning will play in the company’s…
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Facebook threatens LinkedIn with job opening features
Facebook might muscle-in on LinkedIn’s recruiting business with ways for business Pages to promote job listings. The new Jobs features could give companies another reason to drive traffic…
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WhatsApp adds GIF support in iOS app
Amid increased competition from Apple’s iMessage, Snapchat, and Google’s new entry Allo, Facebook-owned WhatsApp has now rolled out support for sharing GIFs in its messaging application on iOS.…
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